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A montage honoring U.S. war veterans from World War 1 to present day. Pictures and clips together with "America the Beautiful," ...

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soldiersangels.org - 11/11/2008

Veterans Day Fundraiser

— soldiersangels.org — The Valour-IT Veterans Day fundraiser, a friendly competition among blogs, will run through November 27, 2008 (Thanksgiving). See below for info on donating or joining the competition. To donate, click the Donate button for your favorite team below. ... (more) Veterans Day Fundraiser

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www1.va.gov - 11/11/2008

Veterans Day - November 11 - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

— www1.va.gov — Veterans Day - November 11 November 11 is Veterans Day Wide-angle view of national Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater National Ceremony column heading Photo Gallery 2008 Host Organization Military Chaplains ... (more) Veterans Day - November 11 - Public and ...

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military.com - 11/11/2008

Veterans Day

— military.com — November 11, or what has come to be known as Veterans Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor Armistice Day - the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislature that was passed in 1938, November ... (more) Veterans Day

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Happy Veterans Day!
Hot Air » Top Picks — Happy Veterans Day! posted at 7:35 am on November 11, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Yesterday we saluted the Marine Corps on its 233rd anniversary, and today we honor the men and women who have defended our nation and kept us free.  Who says this isn’t a great week? This YouTube tribute uses the last two verses of “America the Beautiful” as a soundtrack for images from every major war in the last 100 years in which Americans have fought: I am not a veteran myself, but many in my family have served. My father fought in Korea, I had two uncles in Vietnam, and I have uncles and cousins who served ...

William Bradley: Obama's America: Observing The Observation of Veterans Day
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Former Navy Secretary-turned U.S. Senator Jim Webb, the most highly decorated Marine combat officer of the Vietnam War, introducing Barack Obama three weeks ago in Roanoke, Virginia. It's just a week since the election of Barack Obama, and we've already seen a telling new approach to one of America's most venerable holidays, Veterans Day. President Bush downplayed the cost of war. He appeared frequently with able-bodied heroes he was decorating for bravery, but to my knowledge never attended even one of the thousands of funerals for those ...

Happy Veterans Day!
Hot Air » Top Picks — Happy Veterans Day! posted at 8:05 am on November 11, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly I’d just like to start off today with a big salute to our veterans — the men and women who have kept this nation safe for over 233 years.  I have not had the privilege of serving, but my father (Army) and my wife’s father (Marine Corps)  both served in wartime, as have several of my uncles on both sides of my family.  My cousins, and now their grown children, have served in both peacetime and war, and with this generation having served in Iraq in the present conflicts. Many of my friends have defended this nation as well. ...